Therefore, since we are the descendants of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by human skill and thought. Acts 17:29 NASB Formed by human skill and thought – What is apologetics? Answer: apologetics (from Greek ἀπολογία, “speaking in defense”) is the religious discipline of defending religious doctrines through…
that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death; in order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead. Philippians 3:10-11 NASB Know – Greek is a technical language. Where Hebrew might use a single word as an umbrella for many different (but related) meanings, Greek…
“I am YHWH your Elohim, who brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim, out of the house of slavery, you have no other mighty ones against My face.” Exodus 20:2-3 ISR You have no other – Why is this a commandment? Why is it the first commandment? Why is it that nowhere in the…
I recently taught a graduate class in Apologetics. In that class we took a hard look at the current Christian apologetics and its dependency on the Greek idea of certainty. Then we examined the Hebrew model. If you are interested in the “defense of the faith,” you will find this series very illuminating. Click here…
The heavens declare the glory of the Lord Psalm 19:1 Declare – “Prior to faith are premises or prerequisites of faith, such as a sense of wonder, radical amazement, reverence, a sense of the mystery of all being.”[1] David must have read Abraham Heschel. Or maybe it was the other way around. David says, “The…
“You are my witnesses,” declares YHWH, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, and there will be none after Me.” Isaiah 43:10 I Am He – Go ahead. Ask your pastor, “What is the…
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Romans 8:38 Persuaded – When you think about this verb, what comes to mind? Is persuasion a mental function, the result of argument, of a dialogue that demonstrates evidence? Is that what Paul…
(A continuation of the articles in series The Emotional Mind) Most people say that they believe in God. Most people pray to God when their lives start coming apart. Most people invoke God when they get married or when they are near death. Most people find some room in their lives for God when circumstances…
Recently several people have come to me asking about the existence of God. They want to know if there are any arguments that are convincing enough to make them believe. They want me to demonstrate to their satisfaction that the Bible must be true. While I am capable of taking them through detailed discussions of…
